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The latest on MSHA’s impact inspection activity

July 13, 2023 By

The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) continues to publish the results of its nationwide impact inspections each month, recently sharing results from its May activity.

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How to prepare for the blitz of impact inspections

May 19, 2023 By and

Following an uptick in fatal mining accidents, the Mine Safety & Health Administration has resumed publishing impact inspection reports for the first time since 2020.

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MSHA resumes practice of monthly impact inspections

March 28, 2023 By

The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) halted its monthly impact inspections in 2020, but the agency resurrected the practice that was long commonplace at the start of this year.

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Impact inspections: Are they still a thing?

January 25, 2019 By

Although the agency no longer publishes impact inspection details on its website, these remain a tool in the Mine Safety & Health Administration’s toolbox, according to Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran.

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MSHA releases November impact inspection results

December 28, 2016 By

The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) issued 152 citations and five orders during special impact inspections conducted in November 2016.

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MSHA releases June impact inspection results

July 28, 2016 By

The Mine Safety & Health Administration revealed that federal inspectors issued 114 citations and four orders during special impact inspections in June 2016.

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MSHA announces May impact inspections results

July 1, 2016 By

The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) announced that federal inspectors issued 89 citations during special impact inspections in May.

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MSHA increases focus on safety standards linked to mining deaths

May 12, 2016 By

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) is enhancing enforcement of its “Rules to […]

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MSHA releases February impact inspection results

April 1, 2016 By

The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) released its February impact inspection results, noting that federal inspectors issued […]

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